Tuesday, January 13, 2026

We shouldn’t focus on just Mo Salah- South Africa head coach ahead of Egypt clash

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South Africa head coach Hugo Broos is encouraging his team to not focus solely on Mohamed Salah when the Bafana Bafana take on Egypt in the 2025 AFCON.

South Africa take on the Pharaohs in the second game for either side in the tournament with both nations recording a win in the first round.

Egypt beat Zimbabwe 2-1 while South Africa beat Angola 2-1 and after making an encouraging start in the competition, Broos is urging his team to not focus solely on Liverpool FC forward Salah.

“They are such a good team. Why should we focus on one player? We have to be prepared to beat the team rather than [seeing to it that] Salah doesn’t play good or [Omar] Marmoush doesn’t play good. No; for us, it’s the team that’s important and we don’t really focus on one player.”

Hugo Broos, Manager of South Africa, looks on prior to the FIFA Series 2024 Algeria match between Algeria and South Africa (Photo by Richard Pelham – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

“There are some precautions we have to take. It’s not a team like Zimbabwe; it’s not a team like Angola. This is a team a level higher, but in the other way, we don’t have to forget our qualities. We don’t have to forget the way we played in the past” Broos said according to ESPN.

Zimbabwe’s defender #15 Teenage Hadebe challenges as Egypt’s forward #10 Mohamed Salah goes on to score the second goal during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) group B football match between Egypt and Zimbabwe (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP via Getty Images)

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